Loftily

adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    To a great height.

    "[…] trees, most of them bearing blossom or fruit, rose loftily into the air, and extended their broad leaves like parasols to the sun."

  2. 2
    With affectation of grandness.

    ""I should never dream of calling a kid like you a woman," said Digory loftily."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a lofty manner wordnet

Synonyms

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alooflyarrogantlybombasticallycondescendinglycontemptuouslycontumeliously

Example

More examples

"They loyally united in her defence, and sought to squelch the revolter by loftily explaining that the actress turned her back so often to the audience because she had such a noble, generous nature and desired to give the other actors a chance."

Etymology

From lofty + -ly.

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